Head-rest for car-seats



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. W. FAOKRELL.

HEAD REST FOR GAR SEATS.

No. 365,248. Patented June 21, 1887.

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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. W. PAGKRELL.

HEAD BEST FOR OAR SEATS.

No. 365. 248. Patented June 2; 1887 UNITE STATES PAT NT rates.

HEAD-REST FOR CAR-SEATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,248, dated June 21,1887.

Application filed February 3, 1887. Serial No. 5226, 102.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, H. XVALTER FAOKRELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belleville, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Rests for Car-Seats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the-art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention is designed to provide a rest for the head on the seatsin railway-cars, which when in use affords a comfortable support for thehead, and when not in use may be readily removed or put out of sight,thus restoring the seat to its ordinary condition, and which is alwaysat hand ready for use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side elevation ofa car-seat, from the back of which my improved rest is shown to project.Fig. 2 is an elevation of the interior of the back of the car-scat,indicating the arrangement of the head-rests therein and theconstruction and relation of the mechanism for operating the same. Fig.3, Sheet 2, is an enlarged view of one of the rests and its actuatingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a portion of the frame, groovedrack, 850., of the rest taken through 00, Fig. 3, and a top View of aportion of the spring-actuated cogwheel. Fig. 5 is a section takenthrough 1, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the interior of thespring-actuated cog-wheel and a section of the supporting-bracket. Fig.7 is a view of ajournal plate of the cog-wheel. Fig. Sis a perspectiveView of a shaft, to which one end of the spiral spring arranged in thechambered cog-wheel is secured and upon which said wheel turns; and Fig.9 is a similar view of a finger-plate secured to the top of theheadrcst. On Sheet 3, Fig. 10, is a view, similar to Fig. 3,illustrating a construction in which the ratchets and cogs are dispensedwith.

In the above-described views, A indicates the outside frame portion ofthe back of the carseat, and B and O the intersecting interior (Nomodel.)

braces of the same, respectively. In each of the four divisions of theinterior of the back a head-rest and the mechanism for actuating thesame are arranged substantially as indicated in Fig. 2, two of saidrests being arranged so as to project from one edge of the back and theremaining two from the opposite edge thereof.

The head-rest, illustrated more in detail in Figs. 3 and 4, consists ofa frame of suitable shape, having the grooved side strips, (1, and theerosspieces d (1 across which is tightly stretched a cloth covering, 0-,or other material of suitable strength and finish, the said eov eringextending preferably out to the edges of the frame-pieces, or over thesame if desirable, in order to hide that portion of the rest, as shownin Fig. 4. lVithin the grooved side strips of the frame are securedgrooved racks consisting of the toothed portions f, between which isformed a groove, j", which is preferably undereut, as indicated in Fig.4, the extremities of the teeth in the rack. portions f being flush withor countersunk below the outside of the sideframe strips (1.

Fastencd to the frame portions A and G, as indicated on the left in Fig.2 and in Fig. 3, or extending continuously through the cross piece a, asshown on the right in Fig. 2, are ways h, which lie in the groovef, asin Fig. 4, and act as guides to direct and control the movement of thesliding head-rest, said ways or strips conforming in cross-section tothe groovef',to prevent any looseness or rattling of the parts.

The head-rest may either be thrown up antomatically from the seat bysuitable mechanism, one form of which is illustrated in the drawings,and depressed or returned into the seat by hand, or the mechanism shownin said drawings may be reversed, so as to return the rest into the seatautomatically, while the same is lifted from its receptacle by hand bymeans of a suitable finger-piece, 1, indicated by dotted lines on Fig.3, and shown in perspective in Fig. 9, detached from the rest.

YVhen constructed as shown, the rest-lifting mechanism consists of acog-wheel, j, the teeth of which mesh with the rack on the sliding rest,and provided with aehamber, j, within which is arranged a spiral spring,j one end. of which is fastened to the chambered wheel, as at j Fig. 5,the other end ofsaid spring be ing secured to the stationary shaft in,as at 70, Fig.5. A plate, j", closes up the open side of the chamberedwheel and through said plate, and the opposite side of the wheel theshaft 70 projects into the depending hangers Z Z of the bracket L, oneof said hangers, as Z, being removably secured to the top of the bracketto permit the removal and insertion of the chambered whee1,as will beunderstood by referencc to Fig. 5. One end of theshaft 7c is squared tofit in a square opening in one of the hangers, so as to hold said shaftstationary while the chambered wheel is turning to wind up the springaround the shaft.

Du ring the downward movement of the headrest the chambered wheel iscaused to turn in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 6,thereby winding up the spring; and when the rest reaches its lowestposition and is enlirely within the seat, as indicated in Fig. 3,

. a spring-actuated plunger,m,working through a perforation, h, in theway h, engages an opening, in the grooved racks, as shown in Figs. 1 and4., and holds the head-rest down within the seat.

Upon the withdrawal of the plunger from the openingf the power of thecoiled springs throws the rest upward from the seat, as shown in Figs. 1and 2, the extent of the projection of the rest being limited by thestop-piece d, which strikes the under side of the frame portion A of theseat. Any other form of stop which will answer the purpose may be usedin lieu of the cross-piece d.

For operating the spring-actuated plunger so as to withdraw the samefrom holding-engagement with the rack, a lever, n, pivoted at n to anarm, of, is used, one end of said lever being pivotally attached to theplunger and the opposite end to a finger-piece, of, projecting outthrough the side of the seat, as in Fig. 3, at which point is arranged arecessed plate, a, which presents a finished appearance and provides areceptacle for the button a when depressed.

Instead of providing the stop d to limit the upward movement of therest, a series of openings similar to f 2 may be formed in the groovedrack or in the frame of the rest, with which the plunger engagesautomatically and the rest permitted to project upward as far as may bedesired.

While the mechanism illustrated in the figures of the drawings forcommunicating the lifting-power of the spring to the rest and forwinding the spring is advantageous, on account of its strength andpositive action, I may dispense with the teeth on both the rack orgrooved plate and the chambered wheel and use instead a strap, 0,fastened at one end to the outside of the said wheel in the groove andwound therearound, the other end of said strap being carried down andfastened to a from the spirit of my invention.

cross-strip, 0, extending across the grooved plate outside of the ways72, as dotted on Fig. 3 and as indicated in Fig. 10.

Around the opening in the top of the frame A, through which the restprojects, is arranged a plate, 19, as indicated in Fig. 3, and through thetop of said frame a bolt, q, passes, which secures the brackets Z intheir proper position. These features, as well as other details ofconstruction, may be varied without departing If desirable, thehead-rest may be cushioned to render the support more comfortable, aswill be understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, is-

1. In a car or other seat, the combination, with the back thereof, of ahead rest or support arranged in the back of said seat and constructedand operating to be projected automatically from said seat, andmechanism constructed and arranged to cause the automatic projection ofsaid rest, for the purposes set forth.

2. Ina car or other seat, the combination, with theback thereof, of ahead rest or support arranged in the back of said seat and constructedand operating to be projected automatically from said seat, mechanismconstructcd and arranged to cause the automatic with the back thereof,of a head-rest provided b with a grooved rack or racks thereon, andarranged in the back of said seat, guiding rods or ways lying in thegroove in said racks on which said rest slides, a cog-wheel meshing withthe teeth on said racks, and provided with a spring arranged andoperating in rela.- tion to said wheel for the purposes set forth, adetent arranged to retain said rest within the seat until released, anda stop for limiting the upward movement of said rest, for the purposesset forth. 1 4

4. In a car or other seat, the combination, with the back thereof, of ahead rest or support provided with undercut grooves thereon, guidingrods oi' ways fitting in and conforming to said undercut grooves onwhich said rest slides, mechanism constructed and arranged to cause theautomatic projection of said head-rest, a detent constructed and ar-.

- lever, a, and a finger-piece attached to said ranged in relation tosaid cog-wheel for the In testimony that I claim the invention setpurpose set forth, a spring-actuated plunger forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this [0 or detent, m, projecting into the perforations 25thday of January, 1887.

in sald ways and racks as set forth, a pivoted H. WALTER FACE RELL.

lever and projecting through the frame of said \Vitnesses: seat,substantially as and for the purposes set FREDK. F. CAMPBELL, forth.FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL.

